RiverSmallieGuy Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 I had built a 6.25" trout shaped glidebait, it was very thin, 3/4" thick at the thickest and had a plastisol tail, and I tested it without hooks and it swam beautifully without hooks, but toss the hooks on, and the bait didn't even move. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 My thoughts are that I/we would need to see a video of the pre and after action. I do have some thoughts though. 1) You are on the edge of having too much resistance and adding hooks tipped the balance. 2) The plastisol tail is causing too much drag, and ...... hooks tipped the balance. I still need to see more to answer with more than a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Always test with hooks, but like above stated....need to see size,joint, etc...moving location of hooks should get the balance back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverSmallieGuy Posted February 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 I am going to build a modified version and test it and get it perfect with hooks on. I will post a picture of the finished bait and it's action in the gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 4 hours ago, RiverSmallieGuy said: I am going to build a modified version and test it and get it perfect with hooks on. I will post a picture of the finished bait and it's action in the gallery. Before you go to the trouble of building another bait, take your bait apart and test float each section with the hooks attached. Your hook location may be tipping one or both of the sections, causing the hinges to bind. Play around with hook location until each section floats dead level with the hooks attached, and your bait should glide, since it glides without the hooks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverSmallieGuy Posted February 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 I am already carving the body haha... I will definitely heed that advice for this glider, though. I'll let y'all know how she goes... I spent a long time looking at the Deps 175, S-Waver 168, Roman Mades, Gan Crafts and found that the weight generally sits really low in the bait. I am going to try incorporating that into this bait. Braden 6 minutes ago, mark poulson said: Before you go to the trouble of building another bait, take your bait apart and test float each section with the hooks attached. Your hook location may be tipping one or both of the sections, causing the hinges to bind. Play around with hook location until each section floats dead level with the hooks attached, and your bait should glide, since it glides without the hooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 If you're making another bait, I would add the hook hangers and hooks where I prefer them, and then add/adjust the ballast locations to get it to float right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
